Borderwall as Architecture: A Manifesto for the U.S.-Mexico Boundary (Ahmanson-Murphy Fine Arts Books (Hardcover))
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| Rating | : | 4.86 (587 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0520283945 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 200 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-04-14 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
On the way the transformative effects of the wall on people, animals, and the natural and built landscape are exposed and interrogated through the story of people who, on both sides of the border, transform the wall, challenging its existence in remarkably creative ways. Borderwall as Architecture is an artistic and intellectual hand grenade of a book, and a timely re-examination of what the physical barrier that divides the United States of America from the United Mexican States is and could be. Through a series of propositions suggesting that the
Unbuild the Divide Koala Nose In hopes of ending the coupe of division, this book provided depths of the US-Mexico border from its history, strategies, and people's stories. There are proposed designs on the divider to diminish its physical solitude and to regenerate communities and natural habitats. As a student in architecture, this is a great reference for theory of how architecture can revitalize communal spaces and natural environments when there's conflict.
Part historical account, part theoretical appraisal, and part design manifesto, Borderwall as Architecture is reminiscent of Rem Koolhaas’ Delirious New York in its sweeping assessment of both the sociocultural peculiarities and outlandish possibilities represented by a prominent structural element.